Fender lamp



H. J BERRINGER. FENDER LAMP.

APPLICATION man JUNE 1921.

1,422,528. I Patented July 111, 1922.

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FENDElEt Application filed June 6,

To 1 ec/mm it may concern Be itknown that I, HENRY J. BERRKNGER, a citizen of the United States. residing in the city and county of San Francisco and. State'ot California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Fender Lamp, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in tenders for vehicles wherein lamp engaging means are provided for detachably mounting a lamp in position for illuminating the out-er side of a wheel.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an improved means for illuminating a vehicle wheel to render the same visible at night to the drivers of approaching vehicles in order that they may gage the clearance required for passing.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved fender lamp arranged to he deta-chably connected to any tender of a vehicle for illuminating the adjacent wheel to facilitate the changing and repair of tires at night.

A turther object is to provide an improved fender lamp provided with a visor to deflect mud and the like thrown from the wheel away from the lamp.

1 accomplish these and other objects by means of the device disclosed in the drawings forming a part of the presentspeeh fication wherein like characters of reference are used to designate similar parts throughout said specification and drawings. and in which:

Fig. 1 is a broken side elevation of a wheel and fender provided with my improved fender light.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the fender disclosed in Fig. 1, the wheel being indicat edin dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged broken detail of the lamp and reflector engaging means.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 is used to designate in general a tender mounted adjacent a wheel 2 ot a vehicle. Upon the under side of the tender and near the outer edge thereof is secured a socket 3 having a plug 41: mounted therein and provided with electric contacts 6 connected by wires 7 extending outwardly through an aperture 8 in the back of the socket 3 to any suitable source of electrical energy not shown.

The socket 3 is arranged to receive the end of a sleeve 9 secured upon a reflector l1,

Specification of Letters Zatent. Patented J5 wily ll 1 l 1921. Serial 130. @75/269.

A connection plug 12 provided with contacts 1% adapted for engagement with the contacts 6 of the plug 7 18 mounted within the sleeve 9, the other end of the plug 19; being provided with lamp contacts 16 arranged to engage the contacts 17 of a suitable lhnip bulb 18 frictionally engaged by a lamp receiving socketlf) secured upon the inner side of the reflector 11 in alignment with the sleeve 9.

A spring clamp 21 is secured upon the tender 1 to engage the forward portion of the reflector 11 to detachably retain the reflector and lamp 18 in operative position with the sleeve 9 engaged by the socket 3, and. the contacts 6 and 1 1, and '16 and 17 in operative engagement. The clamp 21 may be manually receded to permit the withdrawal ot the reflector 11 from the socket 3.

The reflector 11 is provided with a depending portion 22 formed adjacent the sleeve 9 to term a visor extending downwardlybetween the lamp 18 and the reflector 11 to a point slightly below a tangent from the wheel 2 to? the tip of the reflector to deflect mud and the like thrown off from the wheel Q away from the lamp.

In practice 1 purpose to provide each i the tenders of a vehicle with sockets 3 and clamps 22 as above described, the sockets being arranged upon the under side and the outer edge of each tender in order that when a reflector 11 and lamp 153 is mounted therein the center of the lamp will he positioned outside of the side of the wheel thereby illuminating the outer side of the wheel.

When driving at night the light from the headlights of a vehicle is so blinding to the driver of an approaching vehicle to render the vehicle entirely invisible, the approaching driver being forced to gage the clearance for passing by approximating the distance from the headlight to the edge of the vehicle. However, any'portion of the vehicle illuminated in back of the headlight is rendered visible to the approaching driver who then has accurate means for observing his clearance in passing. The lamp 18 is therefore intended to be normally mounted upon the left hand front tender to illuminate the outer side of the left front wheel, thereby clearly defining from the most convenient point the position of the vehicle to the preaching driver,

In case it is necessary make repairs upon the tire of any wheel, the reflector 1.1 and lamp 18 may be readily reto chan e a tire or moved from its normal position upon the left hand front fender and positioned upon the fender adjacent the tire to be changed. thereby providing light by which the work mag be conveniently performed.

aving thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a tender arranged to be mounted adjacent the wheel of a vehicle and provided with a lamp engaging socket secured upon the under side thereof, of a reflector removably engaged by the socket; an electric lamp mounted within the reflector; means carried by the reflector arranged to form electrical connection between the lamp and the socket when the reflector is engaged by Said socket; and a spring clip secured upon the fender to engage the reflector and retain the same in engagement with said socket.

2. The combination with a motor vehicle and the fenders thereof, of a socket secured upon the under side of-each tender 5 a reflecfiector and having contacts at each end thereof to engage and form electrical connection between the lamp and the socket when said reflector is placed in engagement with the socket upon any of said fenders; and means mounted upon the fender to engage and retain the reflector in removable engagement with any of the sockets.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my signature.

HENRY J. BERR-INGEE. 

